Indiana's 9th congressional district

Indiana's 9th congressional district is a congressional district in the U.S. state of Indiana. Located in south-central and southeastern Indiana, the district stretches from the south suburbs of Indianapolis to the Indiana side of the Louisville metropolitan area. The district's largest city is Bloomington, home to Indiana University.

The district is currently represented by Erin Houchin, first elected in 2022.

Composition
Indiana counties within the 9th Congressional District, and the major cities within the county: As of 2023, Indiana's 9th congressional district is located in southeastern Indiana. It encompasses Brown, Clark, Dearborn, Decatur, Floyd, Franklin, Harrison, Jackson, Jefferson, Jennings, Lawrence, Monroe, Ohio, Ripley, Scott, Switzerland, and Washington counties, and most of Bartholomew County.

Bartholomew County is split between this district and the 6th district. They are partitioned by Indiana County Rd West 300 South and Indiana County Rd 400 South. The 9th district takes in part of the city of Columbus, and the three townships of Jackson, Ohio, and Wayne, as well as most of the township of Sand Creek.

Cities of 10,000 people or more

 * Bloomington – 79,168
 * Columbus – 50,474
 * Jeffersonville – 49,447
 * New Albany – 37,841
 * Clarksville – 22,333
 * Seymour – 21,569
 * Bedford – 13,792
 * Madison – 12,375
 * Greensburg – 12,312

2,500 – 10,000 people

 * Sellersburg – 9,310
 * Charlestown – 7,775
 * Scottsburg – 7,345
 * Batesville – 7,202
 * Ellettsville – 6,655
 * North Vernon – 6,608
 * Salem – 6,371
 * Bright – 5,814
 * Lawrenceburg – 5,129
 * Greendale – 4,602
 * Austin – 4,064
 * Mitchell – 3,933
 * Georgetown – 3,805
 * Hanover – 3,743
 * Aurora – 3,479
 * Smithville-Sanders – 3,323
 * Corydon – 3,153
 * Brownstown – 3,025
 * Brookville – 2,622

In popular culture
In a May 2020 special episode of the comedy series Parks and Recreation, the district is shown as being represented by Ben Wyatt (portrayed by Adam Scott).